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Who gave Costa Rica its famous phrase: “Pura Vida”
QCOSTARICA — Did you know? It was Clavillazo who gave Costa Rica its famous phrase: “pura vida”, perhaps the most representative phrase of the people of Costa Rica, who immortalize it in songs, sayings and even get tattoos of it. What few people know, is …